Last name Failing (Failing 
) , worldwide, is quite a rare surname. The surname Failing is characteristic of Germany, where it is a rare surname, the United States, and Canada, where it is a very rare surname. Very seldom, Failing is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Failing | Canada, Myanmar, France, United States, Germany |
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josiah failing Businessman and mayor of Portland, Oregon 1853–1855, US (b. 1806) |
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henry failing American businessman, US (b. 1834) |
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| frances failing American artist, US (b. 1897) |
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| wolf-eckart failing DE (b. 1944) |
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| john failing college basketball player (1976–1977) Louisiana Tech |
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| patricia failing academic |
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| david failing Ph.D. Iowa State University 2013 |
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| klaus failing Ph.D. Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen 1983 |
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| michel failing researcher |
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| markus failing Ph.D. Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen 1996 |
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